{"id":7181,"date":"2021-11-09T22:36:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T03:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/env-8605394.mightybox.site\/?post_type=news&p=7181"},"modified":"2024-09-24T13:29:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T17:29:42","slug":"osha-covid-19-ets-determination-of-employee-vaccination-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techservealliance.org\/osha-covid-19-ets-determination-of-employee-vaccination-status\/","title":{"rendered":"OSHA COVID-19 ETS Determination of Employee Vaccination Status"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Nov. 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced<\/a> a federal emergency temporary standard<\/a> (ETS) to address the grave danger of COVID-19 infection in the workplace. Affected employers will be required to comply with most provisions of the ETS by Dec. 6, 2021<\/strong>, and with its testing requirements by Jan. 4, 2022<\/strong>. Affected employers include private employers with 100 or more employees<\/strong> (firmwide or companywide count). The ETS requires employers to be aware of each employee\u2019s vaccination status. Effective implementation and enforcement of a written vaccination policy also require employers to know the vaccination status of all their employees. Knowing each employee\u2019s vaccination status is necessary in order to ensure that the vaccination, testing and face-covering requirements of the standard are met. As such, the ETS includes provisions for determining each employee\u2019s vaccination status. This compliance bulletin covers ETS guidance and requirements employers must follow to determine their employees\u2019 vaccination status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Action Steps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employers should review, understand and implement the ETS requirements for determining employee vaccination status. Employers should also include these requirements in their mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fully vaccinated means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n